[governance] Big Porn v. Big Web Ruling Could Spell Trouble for ICANN / was Re: new gTLDs

[McTim]

On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 6:04 AM, Milton L Mueller <mueller at syr.edu> wrote:

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> Actually, Parminder you are confusing different things. ****
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> If there was someone willing and able to challenge ICANN’s decision to
> award .xxx on antitrust grounds in Europe, or in India, and ICM Registry
> were domiciled in Europe or India, respectively, then an adverse decision
> would make European or Indian law “applicable” to an ICANN decision. ****
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> This is a problem, not with the US, but with nation-states’ territorial
> jursidcition exerting control over the internet.
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+1


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> Let me say that I think this antitrust challenge has no merit and will not
> go anywhere.****
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that sums it up nicely.


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Cheers,

McTim
"A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route
indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel
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